Gravitational lensing by spherically symmetric lenses with angular momentum

Preprint

16 September 2002

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0209297

Abstract

Following Sereno (2002a), we discuss the bending of light rays by spherically symmetric lenses with angular momentum. For several astrophysical systems, such as white dwarfs and galaxies, gravitomagnetism induces a correction on the deflection angle as large as 0.1%.

Keywords

SPHERICALLY SYMMETRIC LENSES
GRAVITATIONAL LENSING
SYMMETRIC LENSES
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
GALAXIES
DWARFS

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Published version: Astronomy & Astrophysics, 396 (2), 393.

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